[QUOTE=classicrockman]"The Glass Prison" is a great song. I find it kinda hard to listen to at first but now I really like it. It's good but I'm not sure if it belongs in the Dream Theater top 10.[/QUOTE]

Thats the song that got me into Dream Theater. Then I heard As I Am:)

The song that got me into DT was Pull Me Under. I then bought Train of Thought and was hooked for life.

[QUOTE=GenuineImitation]The song that got me into DT was Pull Me Under. I then bought Train of Thought and was hooked for life.[/QUOTE]
Same here. That's why I still regard "Pull Me Under" as a good Dream Theater song. It got me into Dream Theater, so I have a good connection with that song.

[QUOTE=classicrockman]Same here. That's why I still regard "Pull Me Under" as a good Dream Theater song. It got me into Dream Theater, so I have a good connection with that song.[/QUOTE]


Its one of my favorite DT songs for that reason. Sure there are better songs, but if it wasnt for PMU, I wouldnt know who they are.

The first song i've heard from DT was Pull Me Under, but it didn't have an impact at first, then i've heard Home by the time the crazy outro finished i was downloading the song, i think that was the song that got me into DT.

Pull Me Under is an awesome song as well.

So i've been looking toget in to Dream Theater and I was thinking which album to get . . . Im looking for the heavier/faster stuff.

Any Suggestions?

[QUOTE=Mother]So i've been looking toget in to Dream Theater and I was thinking which album to get . . . Im looking for the heavier/faster stuff.

Any Suggestions?[/QUOTE]

Train of Thought and Octavarium are heavy and fast.

Metropolis pt. II: Scenes from a Memory and Images and Words are the best.( they aren't too heavy)

Thanks

Scenes From a Memory is way heavier than Octavarium...

[QUOTE=RideTheSpiral]Scenes From a Memory is way heavier than Octavarium...[/QUOTE]

well, the heaviest song in SFAM is heavier than the heaviest on Octavarium, but some of the songs on SFAM are softer than 8V like TSCO,Regression and OLT.

What's heavier than Panic Attack?

The start of Honor Thy Father.

Scrap that, I didn't read the posts before.

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]What's heavier than Panic Attack?[/QUOTE]


Dance of Eternity, Home and Beyond This Life.

beyond thsi life trumps panic attack by far imo. it's one of the few songs i know where it's written in an inverse format. ie: the chorus is "softer" than the verses and stuff.
i really dont like panic attack too much. i mcuh prefer never enough.

it looks liek most people are a fan of DT's heavier stuff on these forums. i personally love a lot of their mellower ballads and whatnot.

I think the first song I heard by Dream Theater was the first part of Acid Rain. Which, ironically enough, wasn't by Dream Theater...:p

I think the first whole song I heard was Home. Didn't think much of it...a few years later, I found 6DOIT at my library, and took it home and burned it. I think it was The Glass Prison that did it.

Hahaha, Beyond this life is ALOT better than Panic attack.

As for first song, I bought I&W without having heard the band before, and was completely blown away simply by the start of Pull me under...

The first song I heard was Home, but I didnt pay enough attention, then Pull me Under did the job of getting me into DT.

[QUOTE=ghettoeddo]
it looks liek most people are a fan of DT's heavier stuff on these forums. i personally love a lot of their mellower ballads and whatnot.[/QUOTE]


I enjoy the heavy stuff and the mellower stuff equally.

[QUOTE=ghettoeddo]it looks liek most people are a fan of DT's heavier stuff on these forums. i personally love a lot of their mellower ballads and whatnot.[/QUOTE]
I definitely like their heavier stuff better. The mellow stuff I find to be a little cheesy, but they have some good ballads, too.

I personally prefer the ballads, but maybe that's just me.

The songs that got me into DT were The Glass Prison and Under a Glass Moon (I thought that had some obsession with glass or something.) I remember sitting in this hotel room, just listening to all of The Glass Prison with my jaw hanging open. Then I downloaded Learning to Live, and soon afterwords bought Images and Words. The rest is history...

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]I personally prefer the ballads, but maybe that's just me.[/QUOTE]


i love their ballads. lovelovelove.
but i love their other works as well. i think they're an all-around all-star power quintet :]

where did it say the DVD was gonna be released in september? i checked theri main site, but nothing. i kinda want evidence so i dont get high hopes, which is also an awesome song by floyd. i digress.

Mike said on his forums something about him editing the DVD and that it should be out by late summer. The thread's stickied at mikeportnoy.com still I think.


As for the first DT song I heard, probably all of Scene 2 from SFAM - Overture 1928 and Strange Deja Vu. There were a couple of downloadable MP3s on progarchives.com, and after hearing those songs, along with a few others like the Mirror and SoC, I went out and bought I&W.

the first DT song i heard was the whole train of thought album, i instantly loved it. i then bought I&W, which was a HUGE difference to ToT and took a while to grow on me

First DT song I ever heard was either Glass Prison or SOC. Both impressed the hell out of me and when I got I&W I instantly fell in love with Take The Time and the rest of the album grew on me.

1st song for me was Space Dye Vest, just amazing.

It took me a long time to get into Take the time, mainly due to the intro...

first Dt song i heard was The mirror, and i didnt really like it that much. a few weeks later, i heard Metropolis, Take The time and Pull Me Under and started to love them.

But the Dt song that had the most impact on me was Blind faith.

My mate sent me Honor Thy Father about a year and a half ago and I hated it. It really just sounded rubbish to me (My tastes were different).

He then sent me Never Enough after 8V came out and it really pulled me in. I got 8V and then went from there.

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]It took me a long time to get into Take the time, mainly due to the intro...[/QUOTE]


That song is freaking sweet, one of my favorites on I&W, but the intro("Just let me catch my breath"... part) it's so 90's and gay.

My thoughts exactly

Yeah, that kinda turned me off from it the first time I heard it, but as I kept listening I really loved it. Especially those syncronized keys and guitar...

Whoa, I just heard 'A Change of Seasons' on the radio. 23 minutes of pure joy.

[QUOTE=red barchetta]But the Dt song that had the most impact on me was Blind faith.[/QUOTE]

Ah we meet again Red.

I LOVE THAT SONG! I remember when I got 6DOIT, I listened through it once and not one song stood out. Then a month later I listened to it again, and I noticed Blind Faith stood out so much. It has so much ambience to it, and I love the synth effects Jordan uses, especially in the beginning. Great song.

My first DT song was Erotomania and Metropolis part 1. The intro to Metropolis I actually heard before I even knew about DT because they played it during a b-ball game.:thumb:

[QUOTE=heavy metal kid]That song is freaking sweet, one of my favorites on I&W, but the intro("Just let me catch my breath"... part) it's so 90's and gay.[/QUOTE]

No gay guys I know talk like that.

[QUOTE=badtaste]Whoa, I just heard 'A Change of Seasons' on the radio. 23 minutes of pure joy.[/QUOTE]
That's cool.
A Change of Seasons is the last DT song I'd expect to hear on the radio...

Edit: Oh, I see now, Australian radio... That's cool; we always play the best over here :cool:

Holy crap! On the radio?!

[QUOTE=badtaste]Whoa, I just heard 'A Change of Seasons' on the radio. 23 minutes of pure joy.[/QUOTE]
What radio stations this?
It sounds awesome.